Coming Soon: Lance Henriksen Blogathon; May 2 - May 7, 2011

I'm very proud and honored to announce that this blog, Reflections on Film and TV, will soon host a blogathon dedicated to the great actor, Lance Henriksen.  The dates for the Lance Henriksen Blogathon are May 2 - May 7, 2011, and the event is open to any and all bloggers with an interest in this amazing talent.

The week of May 2nd has been selected for two important reasons.  First, Mr. Henriksen's birthday is on May 5th, 2011, and secondly he is releasing his new biography on the same day, entitled Not Bad for a Human.  The book is being published over at Bloody Pulp Books, an imprint of Steve Niles, and you can read more about the project here.

I have had the good fortune to speak with Lance Henriksen a few times;  once for a telephone interview featured in The Unseen Forces: The Films of Sam Raimi, and once, more recently, when he was working on Not Bad for a Human with Joe.  In both instances, I got a good feeling for Henriksen's personal and professional aesthetic or credo: total commitment, total honesty, and total freedom of artistic expression.

So those are truly the only guidelines for the upcoming blogathon. 

Basically, any blogger who wants to write about Lance Henriksen during the blogathon week should do so on his or her blog (as often as you like), and then e-mail me the links at the address in my contact information (on my blogger profile page) so I can post a snippet or excerpt of your work and link back to your blog.  I'll be checking my e-mail many times a day, every day, that week, and putting up links and snippets regularly, as well as my own original Henriksen content.

As far as content is actually concerned, the sky is absolutely the limit.  We're looking for film or TV reviews, lists, photo essays, poetry, videos, podcasts, birthday wishes...anything that floats your boat, Henriksen-related.   There's certainly a universe of content to consider, since Henriksen has appeared in over 160 films, from westerns to action films to sci-fi and horror, and also starred in three seasons of Millennium.

So please join me and Joe right here for the Lance Henriksen Blogathon, from May 2 - 7.  I know there are great treats in store, with special pieces written by friends across the blogosophere. Hopefully the event will really kick off Mr. Henriksen's birthday celebration in high style.

Below (and also above), I have posted a few banners for the upcoming blogathon. Please feel free to copy them and post them on your blog if you're planning to participate. 

We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!